Chapter Seven
Somepony You'd Least Expect
In the morning Stream had left Chrome's apartment and started heading over to Fluttershy's house to apologize for being melodramatic.
"Hey Kid!" The stallion shouted.
Stream stopped, turning around. "What?"
The stallion got close to Stream. "You and me, right here, right now."
Stream shook his head, turning to leave. "Not right now, I've got better things to do then waste my time on you."
"Come on, chicken." The stallion began to mock Stream.
Stream turned back around. "I'm not going to hit you." Stream repeated.
The stallion smirked. "That just makes it a whole lot easier." The stallion raised his hoof.
But the stallions arm got caught with magic, a purple aura around his forearm sent it down onto the ground, pinning him there.
Stream chuckled till he turned around and saw Twilight, she didn't seem very happy to see him making his smile drop.
"Where in Tartarus have you been?!" Twilight asked Stream, keeping the stallion down.
"Okay, you must be mad. Listen, I'm sorry for what I said-"
Twilight put a hoof against his mouth. "You can apologize later, now come with me." Twilight then grabbed his arm and began dragging him.
The stallion was just let go, left dumbfounded.
Twilight dragged Stream into the Detective's office and sat him down. "Now, shut up for once and listen."
Stream looked at Twilight. "What's your problem?" He asked.
"Well I am not happy about the way you left Fluttershy crying last night, so don't blame me for being in a bad mood."
Stream sighed. "Why am I here?" He asked.
The Detective turned on his chair. "I have news that might put you in a better mood."
Stream nodded.
"First up." He used his magic to lift up a notepad and sent it over to Stream.
Stream looked at it. "These are my calculations, what's wrong with these?" He asked.
The Detective flipped the pages to the part where the erase marks were. "That's what."
Stream then read through it. "Wait a minute... I know this handwriting... It's-" Stream stopped. "No. It can't be..." Stream set the notepad down and looked up at the Detective. "What else is there?"
The Detective lifted the Medical Reports and sent it over to Stream. "There's this?"
Stream saw it and his heart sank, he knocked it out of his vision. "Don't show me that."
The Detective smiled. "Well good, cause it's forged."
Stream looked up. "W-what?" He asked, a bit dumbfounded.
"Your Medical Reports are forged, do you know anyone that could have access to these reports?" The Detective asked.
Stream looked down. 'There is a few ponies I know, but... one of them cant be... They just can't.' Stream thought then it hit him, he smiled brightly. 'I'm not sterile!' He shouted in his head as he began to chuckle.
The Detective smiled. "I'm glad you know the truth, but I still need an answer."
Stream's smile dropped and he shrugged.
"Here, let me see if this will jog your memory." The Detective lifted up the coal. "This was used to make the train fall off the tracks, the culprit used magic and the culprit was smart about it. I couldn't figure out a name but I did get a color."
Stream closed his eyes. "Light blue..." He guessed.
The Detective smiled. "This culprit messed with your calculations, messed with your Medical Reports, and almost killed you. The culprit is a unicorn, is very intelligent, and the color of it's magic is Light Blue." The Detective sat back in his chair. "Who is it Stream? You know who it is, I can see it on you. I couldn't get anything out of Rarity but I can get something out of you."
Stream sighed. 'The Doctor has a brother, and he works with me, his magic is Light Blue, he was the one that helped me fix the machine, he was the one who got me fired.' Stream began to piece it together, then he stood up and walked towards the door.
"Wait, who is it?" Twilight asked.
Stream closed his eyes, as much as he didn't want to say his name he simply turned halfway through the door. "Somepony you'd least expect." He said as he closed the door behind him.
Stream knocked on the door and waited.
The door opened and sat the culprit. "Hey Stream, back so soon?" Chrome asked.
"Chrome... I need to talk to you." Stream walked inside and sat down on the couch.
"What is it?" Chrome closed the door.
Stream closed his eyes. "Why are you trying to ruin my life?" He asked.
Chrome sat there with a dumbfounded face. "Wha-"
"Don't play dumb!" Stream snapped slightly. "You were the one who messed with my calculations, you're the one who messed with my Medical Reports, you're the one who caused the train to crash."
Chrome started to sweat. "Stream, I have no idea what you-"
"ADMIT IT!" Stream shouted.
Chrome snapped. "FINE, I DID! I TRIED KILLING YOU!"
Stream stood up. "Why?" He asked.
Chrome sighed. "Because you took the one I love..." Chrome mumbled.
Stream raised an eyebrow. "Who? Heart?"
Chrome nodded with a slight growl as he looked down, his eyes closed.
"Didn't we make a deal not to fight over a girl?" Stream asked.
Chrome flinched slightly.
"But there is two things that leaves me confused." Stream started. "If I'm not sterile then how come me and Heart could have fo-" Stream stopped with words seeing Chrome flinch again, Stream's face saddened. "You messed with Hearts too... Didn't you?" Stream asked.
Chrome shook his head, looking up. "I just couldn't see her sad anymore, it was already hard enough that she always ran to you, and if she heard she was infertile... I couldn't bare know how she would have felt." Chrome sat down, looking down again.
"Second thing... I was right in your room, you had your chance." Stream said pointing at the door.
Chrome sighed, looking up. "You were crying in your sleep."
Stream widened his eyes. "So you were..." He stopped, finding the words but Chrome answered for him.
"Yes, I was... But I couldn't bring myself to do it while I saw the pain I caused you, after you guys divorced I knew she was just going to run back to you again so... I had to find a way to rid of you." Chrome shook his head. "Now I see I've been stupid."
Stream put a hoof on his shoulder. "Listen... here's a little secret, as Heart began to leave she whispered something in my ear then left."
Chrome looked up. "What was it?"
"She said it was nice to see me again, then after that she told me that she was going to be at Sugar Cube Corner today, I'm standing her up and I want you to be there to support her." Stream smiled. (Just wanted to add something to it that I didn't put in the original chapter, sorry for not putting it there in the first place.)
Chrome smiled, then it faded. "Wait... After all I've done to you... why are you being nice to me? I don't deserve it." He said.
Stream grinned. "Everypony deserves a second chance." He said, remembering what Fluttershy had taught him over the last few weeks.
"Thank you... I'm sorry." Chrome smiled again and stood up.
"You're fine." Stream said, he gestured his head towards the door. "Now come on, we got a mare to talk to."
Chrome grinned from the 'we' "So... You've moved on?" He asked.
Stream shrugged opening the door. "I guess."
Stream opened the door to Fluttershy's cottage and began to walk inside, getting the death glares from her animals as he walked through the room.
Stream gulped after seeing the bear look at him that way, just making him a little more uncomfortable as he made his way toward the sound of crying, he really had upset her
He slowly opened the door to her room and saw her on the bed.
Fluttershy laid on her chest, with her hooves covering her face while she cried into them, her hair a mess that scattered against the pillow next to her.
Stream's heart sank as he saw the animals around her move to reveal her state. "Oh no..." He mumbled a little before trotting slightly to her. "Fluttershy, I'm so sorry I hurt your feelings like this, I'm an idiot."
Fluttershy slightly looked up at Stream, showing her red eyes, she had been crying for so long that her throat hurt when she talked. "S-Str..eam?" She stuttered.
"Fluttershy... I had no right to snap like that, I just completely thought you were just going to laugh at me like most did, I didn't think you'd take it this hard... Fluttershy... I'm so sorry..." Stream began to tear as well, Fluttershy stared up at him with awe as he continued. "You took care of me when I was at my worst and I never got to truly thank you for that... Fluttershy..." Stream shivered slightly, Fluttershy placed a hoof on his cheek. "I lov-"
Fluttershy pulled him into a kiss, wrapping her hooves around him and pulling him close as both their wings opened wide, shaking slightly.
Stream pushed into the kiss, wrapping his hooves around her as well, feeling ultimate bliss as they locked together without realizing that the animals were still watching.
Fluttershy pulled away from the kiss and looked up at him. "I love you too..." She whispered. She looked over and saw her animals with smiles on their faces as they started clapping, making her blush. "Oh... forgot they were there." She giggled.
Stream smiled. "Can you tell them to give us a little... privacy?" He asked slyly, causing Fluttershy to blush as she told the animals politely to leave and they happily obliged.
Stream went to kiss her again but she stopped him. "Aren't you still mad about... you're... problem?" She asked.
Stream then smiled. "Long story short, I'm not sterile, the Reports were forged."
Fluttershy smiled slightly. "Oh... So... What now?" She asked.
Stream shrugged. "We could cuddle or if you... want to continue?" He winked.
Fluttershy blushed and smiled. "Maybe later, I don't think I'm ready for that yet." She said.
Stream nodded. "I understand, cuddling it is!" He cheered as he jumped in bed with her, nuzzling her neck, causing her to giggle. "Let's nap." Stream whispered, a little tired.
Fluttershy smiled as she pushed into his cuddle with a slight blush. "Okay..." She muttered and sighed as she closed her eyes with a blush that stayed on her face until they had woken up the next morning.